Samenvatting
Cervical spine trauma from head first collisions was studied using a Hybrid III head and neck (AHN) fitted with a force transducer. An analytical model (Bioneck II) which accounted for the anatomy and geometry of the human cervical spine enabled compressive loads at any vertebral level to be determined. The use of the AHN can be enhanced with the Bioneck II model, and when used together they offer promise for further investigation of cervical spine trauma.